Initium helps determine the viability of businesses and identifies improvement opportunities that increase a company’s value.
We offer clients two types of Venture Assessments:
- Venture Map™ Development for existing operations to pinpoint what can be done to enhance performance.
- Due Diligence for new investments to help make the investment decision.
Both services utilize our defined methodology, the Initium Venture Map™, to efficiently analyze an organization along six key elements, resulting in a mapping of current state and a definition of the levers that can create value. It also enables us to determine how much value each potential initiative can be expected to create and quantifies how much cost and effort is required for execution.
Initium assists management and investors determine how to improve company performance and consequently bottom line results.
We focus on the business model and operational aspects of company and leverage the Initium Venture Map™ to:
- map the company's current state
- define the levers that can create value for the company
- determine how much value each potential initiative can be expected to create
- determine how much cost and effort is required for execution
- recommend which initiatives to pursue
- develop an implementation plan
This allows management and investors to prioritize the alternatives by thoroughly understanding the resources required and the risks involved in realizing success.
Engagement Examples
Venture Map™ Development
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For buyout firms, Initium can analyze portfolio company's current state, determine levers that create value, and recommend clear methods by which the company can improve performance and bottom-line results.
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For company management, we can analyze potential ways in which it can penetrate new markets through strategic alliances and acquisitions, while determining this strategy's cost versus payback.
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For individual investors, we can analyze viability of new ventures or the acquisition of operating entities.
Initium assists investors, lenders and senior management assess the viability of potential new investments, acquisitions or turnaround candidates.
We focus on the business model and operational aspects of the target company and work with your preferred partners for the legal and accounting review. We leverage the Initium Venture Map™ to:
- determine the company’s current value and key strengths
- identify potential flaws and avenues to mitigate these weaknesses
- define the opportunities that can improve value
- provide an investment and/or turnaround recommendation
Our due diligence compensation model varies depending on our client's decision to pursue or not pursue an investment.